I've been meaning to address the Ashley Graham issue
for a while now, and how her Lane Bryant commercial was
censored while similar Victoria Secrets
commercials get aired all the time on network
televsion. For me, the specific question comes
down to this: why is a voluptuous woman verboten
in American culture? Why is it that magazines
and TV sponsors can appreciate Kate Moss walking
across a beach in a thong, but are petrified of
Ms. Graham in the same scenario? Is it
really about repulsion to a curvy body,
or does it go deeper, to trying to maintain the
status quo and not let the public form a real
appreciation of zaftig women for fear that might
set the new standard? And why was mainstream
America more accepting of Rubenesque figures in
the 40s, but not today? There doesn't seem to be
any clear answers to any of this, but this article provides an
interesting and insightful discussion...